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New REDUCE-IT® Analyses Show VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl) Associated with 29 Percent Relative Risk Reduction Compared with Placebo in Prespecified Subgroup of Patients with Metabolic Syndrome, but Without Diabetes at Baseline

Published: 2023-11-12 14:00:00 ET
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-- Analysis Also Found IPE Was Associated with a 41% Reduction in Total Events Compared with Placebo --

-- Subgroup Almost Exclusively Comprised of Patients with Established Cardiovascular Disease --

-- Findings Continue to Reinforce the Scientific Data and Clinical Use of VASCEPA®/VAZKEPA® to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk --

-- Results Presented Today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023 and Simultaneously Published in the European Heart Journal Open --

DUBLIN, Ireland and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) today announced results from new REDUCE-IT analyses showing that among statin-treated patients in a prespecified subgroup with history of Metabolic Syndrome, but without diabetes at baseline, the addition of VASCEPA/VAZKEPA (icosapent ethyl) significantly reduced the risk of first and total cardiovascular events. This subgroup was almost exclusively comprised of patients with established cardiovascular disease. The results were presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2023, taking place November 11 – 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA and simultaneously published in the European Heart Journal Open.

More than 1 out of every 3 adult Americans have Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of 3 or more of 5 risk factors: 1) waist circumference ≥40 inches [102 cm] in men and ≥35 inches [88 cm] in women, 2) blood pressure ≥130/85 mmHg, 3) glucose ≥100 mg/dL, 4) triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL, and 5) HDL-C